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Saddam spam hides Trojan malware

Clips of former dictator's execution used to spread malware

Security firms are warning that Trojan malware installers are being placed
inside emails claiming to offer videos of the hanging of former Iraqi leader
Saddam Hussein. Symantec
and
F-Secure
have issued warnings to users that emails are being sent out which advertise
video footage of the execution. The user is then prompted to install a .exe or
.scr file which contains the malware.

When users clicked on the link, they were sent to a site hosting a file
called 'video_sadan.exe' which in turn attempted to download a piece of malware
called 'infostealer.bancos'.

F-Secure reported a similar series of attacks, which used email attachments
instead of links.

When the attachments were launched, a Portuguese-language YouTube page
displaying search results for 'execution' was displayed while the attachments
attempted to download and install malware on the users' systems.

F-Secure added that two of the attachments appeared as .exe files, while the
third was listed as a .scr screen-saver file.

Symantec advised users not to open any attachments about the Saddam Hussein
execution.

"Beware, you morbid types," the company warned. "In this case, [the Trojan]
is trying to appeal to the dark side of the individuals who are on the receiving
end of the email."